Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-10
NEW MAKTINsvTLLE,s VISITORS.
The Behavior OF Some of the Visiting Fish
ermen Down Below.

The Behavior OF some of the Visiting Fish
ermen Down Below.
New MARTINsvILLR, W. Va, July 3.
To The Editor Of the Sunday RcgiSa:
We noticed an item in the REGISTER oil
yesterday friday stating how cruelty
and barbarously one of the fishermen was
treated in our town, and that the young
men who reside down here are jealous OF
all the boys who have fishing camps in this
vicinity, becruse the latter spruce up in
the evenings and call upon the young ladies
and gallant them around to such au extent
that the town boys have no chance, &c.
The facts and cause uf the trouble on
last Saturday night, for which n OF the
fishermen was arrested and placed in jail,
are about as follows: Last Saturday night
a clan of the innocent fishermen got on
the outside of too much Decent whisky
and proceeded to take absolute charge and
control of Yocum's photo tent. They
forced their way inside and commenced
hostilities by shooting through the tent,
there being at the time several persons on
the outside and in danger of being shot.
Mr. Yocum finally succeeded in having
them elected and started to see the town
authorities, but was overtsken on his
way by the desperadoes, and, on be-
ing asked by them if he intended to
prosecute them, replied that he did,
and no sooner did Mr.. Yocum make the
reply, when this poor innocent, outraged
boy, spoken Of in your Fridays issue as
being placed in the New Martinsville Jail
and fined SIS for nothingt?), drew a
handy-billy from his pocket and struck
Mr.. YOcum on the forehead, inflicting n
severe wound and almost paralyzing him.
Thereupon this innocent(?) boy who did
the striking was arrested and placed in
Jail to cool off, and on Monday, the glori-
Gus Fourth Of July, was brought into
Court Tor trial, and confessed to the charge
of assaulting Mr.. Yocum and was fired by
the Mayor SO aud cosls, and in default
Of payment was sent back to the cooler,
and on Wednesday the young innocent
gentleman(?) in Jail was released by his
brother paying off the ine and casts, and
he walked from behind the bars smiling
like a daisy.
Quite q large crowd OF fishermen visit
our town every season, and they have as a
general thing conducted themselves very
well; but this last trip has erased all the
good opinion heretofore formed by our cit
liens OF the fisherman, and quite a number
of our best citizens have expressed their
opinion that some of these crowds who have
been visiting our town this season are the
toughest toughs in Wheeling. As n speci-
men of their morality, two of this innocent
and moral(?) crowd were seen on our
streets last Friday in the broad, open light
day, parading with n notorious prostitute
and making frequent visits 10 the saloons
with her, SO much more for the morals OF
that innOcent(?) crowd.
We do not think that any Of the boys
down here are jealous of the fishermen and
do not think they have the least cause to
be, because the young ladies Of our town
do not associate or keep company with such
people, as they have too much respect for
themselves and their good reputation for
which they are noted. ]. L. Y.
II. L. l.. S~NODGRAss,
HENRY KOoNT,
+. f. UMsTEAD.